A young man recently attempted suicide by alighting from a cab and jumping into the Lagos Lagoon on the Third Mainland Bridge.   Photos from the scene shared by RRS show that the man landed on floating logs of wood beneath the Third Mainland Bridge, escaping a fatal plunge.   Although the victim was rescued, he sustained various injuries and was rushed to the Lagos State Teaching Hospital. Later, he was referred to Lagos University Teaching Hospital for further treatment.   Upon investigation, the cab driver revealed that he had picked up the unidentified man from Igando, a suburb of Lagos. “I carried him (the passenger) from Igando, and he insisted I pass through the Third Mainland Bridge. On getting to the bridge, he asked me whether this was Third Mainland Bridge, and I answered ...

A 36-year-old Prophet named Temidayo Afolabi has been arrested by the Lagos State Police for sexually abusing a 13-year-old church member inside his office on the church premises where he serves as pastor.    The pastor of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Kings of Kings parish in Ipaja, Lagos, allegedly warned the young girl, whom he had sexually exploited multiple times, against disclosing the abuse to anyone. He was apprehended after being caught in the act by the girl's elder sister, who reported it to their mother.    Afolabi, who has been transferred to the Gender Section of the Police Command for interrogation, admitted to having engaged in sexual activity with the victim around five times prior to being caught.      The pastor of the White Garment Church took advantage of the mi...

A legal case brought by former Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to prevent the State House of Assembly from investigating his tenure as governor has been dismissed by a Lagos State High Court. The Assembly formed a committee in 2019 to examine Ambode's administration, particularly focusing on the purchase of 820 buses, which they alleged was not approved by the lawmakers. Ambode had sought court intervention to halt the probe. Following Thursday's ruling on the application, Justice Yetunde Adesanya concluded that the court did not have jurisdiction to stop the legislators from proceeding with the probe. The judge clarified that the ad-hoc committee established to investigate Ambode was a fact-finding committee and not an indictment. “The claimant (Amb...